Monday, December 1, 2008
Podcast in My teaching
Saturday, November 8, 2008
My Idea for Using the Global Cooperation Project
A sample project I would execute with my class would be similar to the one on I learn. Instead of combining forces with another country to make awareness on nature disasters, I would do a project with a couple of math classes from the same grade around the country. The project would cover different learning methods of our students on how they study for the different test and quizzes we had for that semester.
Say my math class and three others from around the country are covering decimals, percentages and fractions in this next marking period. We will have our teachers and students record their different teaching and studying methods for the different subject areas. We will then have each teach and a number of students talk about and discuss what they did to teach and learn the different subjects on camera. We would then post them on the site. This would prove to be a valuable tool for both students and teachers. Teachers and students could see how different subjects were taught and learned.
My Comparison of Two Sites for Global Cooperation
I thought the idea behind three different countries joining forces to create an awareness announcement was created and very helpful. The reason being is that nature disasters happen all around the world not in just a few areas. Also using the internet to do so was very resourceful. This exemplified how the internet isn’t just a tool to check out pictures and communicate meaningless ideas. Using the internet in this fashion to connect students from around the world is innovative. More of this stuff needs to be done.
From the http://takingitglobal.org/ project site, I viewed a number of different projects created children and students from around the world. Topics varied from women rights to about anything else you could think of. This is a non-profit organization headquartered in Toronto, and Ontario, Canada. This non profit organization also has other organizations that team up with them and work together. This site is very diverse. This site has different tools which help those looking for different opportunities in different areas. This site serves as a very helpful tool for those looking for information on just about anything.
These two sites have there good and bad. There is much more good then bad. But of the two, I liked the taking it global site best because it had much more to give in terms of information on a number of topics. Also you can use this site to reach out to the world just you could with the I learn site but do much more with it. I will definitely use this site because it covers most of the topics I will cover in my classroom. Also it is very user friendly.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
My Social Networking Group
Monday, October 13, 2008
Comparison of the Two Microblogging tools
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Microblogging & Education
I found some really interesting points about micro blogging. I found that teachers are reaching out to use this tool in their classrooms. One teacher came up with the idea to create an on going story using twitter. Students would add to the story over time, each contributing their own portion to the story. Another was concerned about the content students would use so he came up with an alternate site called youth twitter which would allow teachers to edit the post of their students. After reading this article I've come to the conclusion that this site would be really useful as an alternative networking site. It would help out a great deal for teachers across the world looking for new ideas and experiences.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Article Response
Saturday, September 13, 2008
SOCIAL NETWORKING
The Washington Network Group is an organization of professionals in all realms of business, technology, government, etc. They collectively work together to further one another's careers and networks. Using something like this could really help to further someones career, networks, and overall education. The amount of people using this networking group and the totality of knowledge these people possess is amazing.
The Learner of Today
From George Siemens article, there was a lot of valid information pertaining to the numerous theories of learning that are out there. From that, I've created an analogy which I think is fitting for the learner of today. Knowledge today becomes older faster because of technology and the multitude of information outlets. With that in mind, older forms of information delivery are constantly being surpassed by newly developing systems.
The learner of today is much like the man who commutes to work. Every day the man who commutes to work is looking for a faster more efficient means of travel. His current car is old. I mean it’s a 1996 and here it is 2008. The man decides to go to a dealership to get something different. He has a decision to make. Does he purchase a used car that’s a little newer for less money or a new car for more money? “Our ability to learn what we need for tomorrow is more important than what we know today." Siemens, George . "Connectivism:A Learning Theory for the Digital Age." (2005): The older used car is obsolete in that it’s been out and others cars have already surpassed it. The newer car is unique in that it’s the latest model and nothing has surpassed it yet. The commuter needs to know that the latest car he purchases is like the ability to know what he needs tomorrow. If he chooses another used car, which gets him there a little faster, he will still be looking to get to work faster. If he chooses a brand new car, he won’t be searching for a faster means to work as soon.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Three Ways to use Blogs in the Classroom
Blogs can be used to communicate assignments to students outside the classroom at anytime with no regard to in school hours. Meaning an assignment can be assigned during the weekend or twelve o'clock at night. It wouldn't matter when your assigned the work.
You can also have your students use the blog feature with group projects. For example; you assign groups and a situation arises where a student can't make a group meeting, he could use the blog to communicate his portion of the project to his group or discuss certain aspects.
One other additional way a blog could be used to facilitate teaching and communication would be to use the blog as a means of communication between student and teacher. Any time a student has a question or vice verse, students and teacher could use the blog to discuss whatever it is that's needed.